The district champions that were all ranked in last week’s edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings suffered from championship hangovers as many lost in the first two rounds of the PIAA playoffs.
There are 15 new teams in this week’s state Top 5 that are still in the hunt for a PIAA title.
Half of the top-ranked teams from last week were also wiped away with LaSalle College in 6A, Bald Eagle in 2A and Faith Christian in A surviving the playoff purge.
The new No. 1 teams heading into the state final four are Selinsgrove in 5A, Holy Ghost Prep in 4A and Punxsutawney in 3A.
The district with the most teams heading into the PIAA semifinals is District 3 with four teams. Districts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 12 all have three teams left.
Here are the next to the last HSSN state baseball rankings for the 2024 season. The team’s record is followed by the district they are in, followed by where they were ranked last week.
Class 6A
1. LaSalle College (23-3) (12) (1)
2. Landisville Hempfield (20-5) (3) (2)
3. Hazleton (21-4) (2) (NR)
4. Downingtown West (20-5) (1) (NR)
5. Downingtown East (18-7) (1) (NR)
Out: North Allegheny (7), Quakertown (1), Bethlehem Liberty (11)
Class 5A
1. Selinsgrove (21-2) (4) (2)
2. Monsignor Bonner (19-8) (12) (3)
3. Hollidaysburg (16-5) (6) (5)
4. Governor Mifflin (20-4) (3) (NR)
5. Penn-Trafford (21-4) (7) (4)
Out: Mechanicsburg (3)
Class 4A
1. Holy Ghost Prep (14-8) (1) (NR)
2. Danville (19-4) (4) (NR)
3. Indiana (15-10) (7) (NR)
4. Fleetwood (15-8) (3) (NR)
5. East Pennsboro (20-3) (3) (3)
Out: Cathedral Prep (10), Bellefonte (6), Dallas (2), Conwell-Egan (12)
Class 3A
1. Punxsutawney (17-3) (9) (2)
2. Neumann-Goretti (19-6) (12) (3)
3. Avonworth (17-9) (7) (NR)
4. Camp Hill Trinity (17-8) (3) (NR)
5. Fairview (17-4) (10) (1)
Out: Camp Hill (3), Central Cambria (6)
Class 2A
1. Bald Eagle (22-2) (6) (1)
2. Tri-Valley (20-4) (11) (NR)
3. North Star (21-4) (5) (NR)
4. Wyalusing Valley (18-6) (4) (NR)
5. Delone Catholic (15-8) (3) (5)
Out: Lakeview (10), Seton LaSalle (7), MaST Community Charter (12)
Class A
1. Faith Christian (21-0) (1) (1)
2. Saegertown (20-3) (10) (NR)
3. Bishop McCort (16-8) (6) (NR)
4. Eden Christian Academy (18-6) (7) (NR)
5. Southern Fulton (20-6) (5) (NR)
Out: Clarion (9), Mount Calvary Christian (3), Bishop Canevin (7), Conemaugh Township (5)
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